Melanie Griffith, as actor People & Technology

Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress and the daughter of Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock's The Birds. She played Holly Body in Brian De Palma's Body Double (1984), a role that relaunched her career and led directly to Working Girl (1988) and an Oscar nomination.

In the wiki

• Melanie Griffith is her dedicated page for Body Double (1984), covering De Palma's casting process (which considered Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Hamilton, and Carrie Fisher), her mother's Hitchcock connection, and how the role transformed her career.
• Cast and Characters (Body Double) describes Holly Body's function in the ensemble.
• Holly Body and the Porn Industry Subplot covers the Holly character's dual role as sex worker and detective figure.
• The Beach Kiss describes the fantasy/reality sequence between Holly and Jake.
• Critical Reception and Legacy (Body Double) includes the critical response to Griffith's scene-stealing performance.
• The Controversy (Body Double) discusses the feminist critique of the film and Griffith's role within it.
• The Hitchcock Connection places Griffith — Hedren's daughter — within De Palma's Hitchcock obsession as a layered casting choice.
• Body Double (1984) lists Griffith in the main cast.